• Updated the Foster's Facade and Noh Mercy to use the misc slot.
• The class select screen now displays currently equipped loadout.
• The Reserve Shooter can now be equipped by the Pyro and Soldier.
• The Tomislav now reduces the wearer's health by 50.
• Metal consumption while using the Widowmaker was reduced to 30 from 60.
• The cloak delay when using the Enforcer was increased to 1 second from 0.5 seconds.
• The Claidheamh Mòr charge extension is increased to 1 second up from 0.5 seconds.
• The Grenade Launcher and Stickybomb Launcher now use the in-game slot notation on the loadout screen.

The shape of things to come? Discuss.

which makes the degreaser/flaregun push-crit combo nearly useless, just as I started to get used to it




Never thought that it was so difficult to kill a tomislav heavy that it had to be nerfed... definitely a reason for me not to take it



Good, it was nearly useless. I mean, shooting 3, at best 4 times, before having to run for an ammo crate? Really?



Don't really understand what they mean... Anyone care to explain?

I think it means that since the grenade launcher is in slot 1 and stickybomb is in slot 2 when in game, they made the loadout screen consistent with that.

Also, reserve shooter and degreaser, ultra-turbo weapon switch.

I'm actually a big fan and user of the airblast/shotty combo when playing pyro. Seems to work a hell of a lot better vs pyro's considering I carry a Postal Pummeler or Axtinguisher for melee.

Add the reserve shooter and oh dear god that'll be insane.

You may find the 3-Shell capacity quite limiting, hell I sometimes find the 6-shell capacity of the normal shotty limiting

Oh goody I'm looking forward to using the Degreaser / Reserve Shooter combo. I think this could make for some pretty rage-inducing gameplay if it works as expected. The ammo capacity trade-off I'm not sure about, guess I'd have to try it out.

Also I agree that the Widowmaker change on ammo consumption was long overdue. Thing was practically useless if you didn't work it with the precision of some surgical instrument.

Dear god, DeadDecoy is gonna have a field day...

I have a feeling that it's a test of concept more than anything. The suggestion to do that with the pyro appeared on SPUF a few weeks back with fairly good reasoning. Maybe they'll modify it later to be slightly different to the shooter (They can charge for a different weapon too).

yeah, I fear Deaddecoy and NyZe now more than ever. I've started to get into playing a BB pyro (yes, newb newb etc etc), and may have to upgrade to the firestarting, aze wielding variety soon too.

Beta also adds the ability to save up to 4 predefined loadouts. selectable on the class selection screen.